「イマジン:一碗のお茶から平和を」は、茶の湯の精神に根ざし、千玄室大宗匠(鵬雲斎宗匠)の生涯にわたる教えに捧げられた国際的な取り組みです。
本プロジェクトは「平和への巡礼」です。
一碗のお茶を通じて、人々の心を結び、文化を越えて対話を生み、より平和な世界について考え、行動するきっかけを創出することを目的としています。
🍵 遺志を受け継ぐ
本プロジェクトの中心には、鵬雲斎宗匠がご逝去の直前に揮毫された貴重な色紙があります。
そこには宗匠の信念である言葉が記されています:
「一盌からピースフルネスを」
また、この色紙とともに、宗匠より「イマジン」と命名していただいた私のi今古黒茶碗が、すべての会において用いられます。
これら二つは宗匠の存在そのものを象徴し、その志と平和への願いを各地の場に宿します。
この旅の中で点てられる一碗一碗のお茶は、宗匠の生涯の使命を今に生きるかたちとして、人と人の心をつなぎ続けます。
🌿 世界を巡る茶の巡礼
イマジン・プロジェクトは、世界各地の特別な場所—茶室、美術館、庭園、文化施設など—を巡りながら、小規模で心のこもった茶会を開催していきます。
これらの集いは:
・世代や背景を超えて人々を結び
・静寂とつながりのひとときを提供し
・平和な未来を思い描き、育む場となります
一見ささやかな時間であっても、そこに生まれる共有の体験が、相互理解と敬意の種を蒔くと信じています。
🌸 ともに平和を想う
本プロジェクトは裏千家の公式事業ではなく、私自身の想いから生まれた個人的な取り組みです。
2025年8月、102歳でご逝去されるまでの75年以上にわたり、世界中の人々に茶の湯の精神と美を伝え続けた鵬雲斎宗匠に捧げるものです。
どこにいても、共に想い、共に歩みましょう。
一碗のお茶から、平和へ。
利茶土 & 真理 ミルグリム
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IMAGINE: Peace Through a Bowl of Tea is a global initiative rooted in the spirit of chanoyu and dedicated to the lifelong teachings of Dr. Genshitsu Sen (now known as Hōunsai Sōshō).
This project is a pilgrimage for peace—an offering of a bowl of tea as a quiet yet profound vehicle to inspire, unify, and encourage people across cultures to reflect upon and take action toward a more peaceful world.
🍵 Honoring a Legacy
At the heart of this project is a treasured shikishi—a hand-written placard by Hōunsai Sōshō, my mentor of 46 years and one of the world’s great ambassadors of peace. Written shortly before his passing, it bears his enduring motto:
“Ichi wan kara Peacefulness wo”
(Peacefulness through a bowl of tea)
Accompanying the shikishi is my Konko Guro chawan, which Hōunsai Sōshō graciously named “Imagine.”
These two sacred objects will be present at every gathering—symbolizing his continued presence and infusing each moment with the depth of his vision and his unwavering commitment to world peace.
Each bowl of tea offered along this journey becomes a living expression of his lifelong mission, connecting hearts across cultures, languages, and borders.
🌿 A Global Pilgrimage
The Imagine Project will travel to select locations around the world, hosting intimate tea gatherings in inspiring spaces—tearooms, museums, gardens, and cultural venues.
These gatherings will:
• Bring together people of all generations and backgrounds
• Offer tea as a moment of stillness, connection, and shared reflection
• Invite participants to imagine—and cultivate—a more peaceful future
Each event is an act of quiet yet powerful presence, guided by the belief that even the smallest shared moment can plant seeds of mutual understanding and respect.
🌍 2025 Events in Europe & U.S.A.
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary — July 17 & 19, 2025
📍 Hopp Ferenc Museum of Asian Art
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland — July 25–26, 2025
📍 Suomenlinna Fortress (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
🇵🇱 Kraków, Poland — August 3, 2025
📍 Manggha Museum
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California — August 25, 2025
📍 Grace Cathedral
🌎 Upcoming North America Venues — Summer 2026
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California — July 31 & August 1, 2026
📍 Shoseian Tea House, Glendale
🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon — August 8, 2026
📍 Lewis & Clark College, Gregg Pavilion
🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia — August 14–15, 2026
📍 Nitobe Memorial Garden
📸 Follow the Journey
Follow and share the journey through photos and short videos on Instagram:
@imagineprojectrm
Longer video content is available on YouTube:
Richard Milgrim – Tea Ceramics
We warmly invite you to be part of this growing dialogue:
✨ Where did you participate?
✨ What moved you?
✨ What does peace mean to you today?
Your reflections are an essential part of this global conversation.
🌸 Together, Let Us Imagine Peace
This project is not an official Urasenke mission, but a personally conceived and heartfelt offering—an invitation to join a quiet movement of intention centered on healing and hope.
It is inspired by one bowl of tea, and dedicated to Hōunsai Sōshō, who for over 75 years welcomed people from around the world to share in the spirit, meaning, and beauty of the Way of Tea, until his passing in August 2025 at the age of 102.
Let us come together—wherever we are—to imagine, and to realize, a peaceful future.
One bowl of tea at a time.
With gratitude,
Richard & Mari Milgrim